I ran from home this morning, to 54 and up Starkey Blvd. and then back. The morning started out warm and humid but in a weird way it felt kind of good at first. Went easy the first two miles then started the tempo. First mile went ok. Halfway through the second mile I saw Eudair running in the opposite direction on the other side of the road, bounding through the grass and off the road and side walk. I cut my music, waved, said hi, briefly stopping, then started back up again. I never know where Eudair is going to show up. I can go months without seeing her anywhere, then she can show up on any road at any time. She's one of my original running mentors who really taught me how to push when it is hard. Finished the second mile and then turned around. The heat was less enjoyable now but I was holding the pace and picked it up by a few seconds for the second half of the tempo. Splits: 6:52, 6:54, 6:47, 6:45 Realized that it was very hot at this point, temp was 80 with about 90 % humidity. Glad I didn't push too hard but did a good solid effort for the conditions, maybe worth a 6:30 average on a nice cool and dry morning?
Stopped running and walked for about a minute, started back slowly until getting back into an easy pace. Ended up picking up the pace and doing the last mile in 7:15. Average pace: 7:31
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